Monday, 3 September 2012

Quinoa Salad - Vegan

During the week Michelle and I have been opening our eyes to better/experimental food choices. Whilst exploring the benefits and ease of slipping into a vegan diet, I came up with this amazing recipe.

I have had a similar salads from Leon before and I also found this awesome recipe online. I used both as guides but mainly followed my nose.

Ingredients:

Quinoa

Mushrooms

Spring onion

Broccoli

Fresh basil and mint

Avocado

Asparagus

Peas

Cucumber

Lemon juice, garlic and paprika for seasoning

I cooked the quinoa as per the directions on the back of the packet. While this was going on, I threw some bits into a pan and then left the avocado with the lemon juice, garlic and paprika to stew in a separate bowl.

Once the food in the pan was warmed through and soft, I added it to the avocado while the quinoa finished cooking.

A little hint from myself, regarding cooking quinoa. Don't do it unless you have a sieve. That is all I have to input in that matter :)

This took me around 30mins to make. Mainly because I hadn't done anything like it before. I am confident that now I know what to expect from the quinoa, it will only take as long as it needs to cook.

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